Published registry · Registry rank 1021 · Portfolio as of 2026-05-31
VANGUARD RUSSELL 3000 INDEX FUND
VRTTX (Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund) · VTHR (Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund)
The verdict
What the numbers say
93.8% of this portfolio matches the total US market, which costs $10 a year per $100,000 to own outright. This fund charges $50 a year.
Data provenance
Run fffcd45a-98bb-4e8e-b699-e94626fa3ab3; method closet-index@3.0.0; fund accession 0001021882-26-000642; comparison periods and expense-filing links appear with their figures. Machine capture time: 2026-09-01T09:31:36.244Z.
Computed rule checks
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· Rule 1
The fund’s filed benchmark and its closest approved index control point to the same comparison.
Methodology rule · visual rules si-visual-explainers@1.0.0
No positive-fee index control is available
· Rule 2
The active-share, filed-fee, or same-index control input needed for this warning is unavailable.
Methodology rule · visual rules si-visual-explainers@1.0.0
No complete licensed window with a filed fee
· Rule 3
No complete licensed window and filed headline fee are available together for this check.
Computed on licensed market-return history · filed fee as of 2026-01-31
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Filed fees in dollars
SEC-convention illustration
Computed from SEC filings
Assumptions for each dollar figure: $100,000 starting amount · 5.0% annual return · annual compounding · fees deducted annually · 0.01% computed index-control baseline. Methodology.
| Share class and filing | 10 years | 20 years | 30 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRTTX0.05% · SEC expense filing · as of 2026-01-31 | $619 | $2,011 | $4,899 |
| VTHR0.06% · SEC expense filing · as of 2026-01-31 | $773 | $2,511 | $6,115 |
Real trailing windows
Computed on licensed market-return history · published run 363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca
Trailing windows use Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) adjusted-close total-return history through 2026-07-29 and the same filed index-control fee baseline as the convention table. Methodology.
| Share class and filing | 10 years | 20 years | 30 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRTTXFiled fee as of 2026-01-31 | $1,337Computed on licensed market-return history 2016-07-29 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 14.39% annualized | $5,911Computed on licensed market-return history 2006-07-31 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 11.13% annualized | Proxy history begins 2001 — no full 30-year window |
| VTHRFiled fee as of 2026-01-31 | $1,671Computed on licensed market-return history 2016-07-29 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 14.39% annualized | $7,382Computed on licensed market-return history 2006-07-31 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 11.13% annualized | Proxy history begins 2001 — no full 30-year window |
Index-control tracking difference
Annualized fund NAV return minus the matched proxy return. Positive means the fund NAV return was higher over that window.
| Fund NAV class | 10 years | 20 years | 30 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRTTX | no exact shared fund NAV/proxy anchors for a full 10-year window | no exact shared fund NAV/proxy anchors for a full 20-year window | no exact shared fund NAV/proxy anchors for a full 30-year window |
| VTHR | fund NAV history unavailable for VTHR | fund NAV history unavailable for VTHR | fund NAV history unavailable for VTHR |
These figures are illustrations, not predictions or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.
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Computed from SEC filings
Assumptions for the dollar figures below: $100,000 starting amount; 5.0% annual return; 20 years; annual compounding; fees deducted annually; 0.01% computed index-control baseline. VRTTX SEC expense filing, as of 2026-01-31. Methodology.
| Result | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ending value at baseline | $264,825 |
| Ending value at filed expense ratio | $262,814 |
| Difference attributed to fee drag | $2,011 |
This is an illustration, not a prediction or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.
Largest active differences vs the total US market
The bars are labeled and repeated in the table; color is not the only signal. Linked company names open Buy Like Buffett’s company record; Sensible Investor does not score stocks.
| Holding | Fund | total US market | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 4.62% | 3.84% | +0.78% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.83% | 6.37% | +0.46% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.59% | 3.20% | +0.40% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.85% | 2.48% | +0.38% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.52% | 5.19% | +0.33% |
| Apple Inc | 6.22% | 5.88% | +0.33% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.50% | 1.80% | -0.30% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 0.49% | 0.79% | -0.30% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 0.00% | 0.30% | -0.30% |
| Lam Research Corp | 0.55% | 0.75% | -0.20% |
Source and verification
SEC N-PORT filing · filed 2026-07-29 · period 2026-05-31
SEC expense filing · period 2026-01-31
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Best-fit active share
Sensible Investor, “VANGUARD RUSSELL 3000 INDEX FUND — best-fit active share,” 6.2% versus the total US market, fund portfolio as of 2026-05-31; measured against the filed holdings of Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), as of 2026-06-30. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/vrttx/as-of/fffcd45a-98bb-4e8e-b699-e94626fa3ab3
VRTTX filed expense ratio
Sensible Investor, “VANGUARD RUSSELL 3000 INDEX FUND — filed expense ratio,” 0.05% for VRTTX, as of 2026-01-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/vrttx/as-of/fffcd45a-98bb-4e8e-b699-e94626fa3ab3
VRTTX fee per active unit
Sensible Investor, “VANGUARD RUSSELL 3000 INDEX FUND — fee per unit of active management,” 0.81% using the VRTTX expense ratio as of 2026-01-31 and fund portfolio as of 2026-05-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/vrttx/as-of/fffcd45a-98bb-4e8e-b699-e94626fa3ab3